by minkwe » Thu Apr 29, 2021 9:56 am
Joy Christian wrote:Michel Dyakonov wrote:
The [Quantum Computer] story says a lot about human nature, the scientific community, and the society as a whole ...
A somewhat similar story can be traced back to the 13th century when Nasreddin Hodja made a proposal to teach his donkey to read and obtained a 10-year grant from the local Sultan. For his first report he put breadcrumbs between the pages of a big book, and demonstrated the donkey turning the pages with his hoofs. This was a promising first step in the right direction.
Nasreddin was a wise but simple man, so when asked by friends how he hopes to accomplish his goal, he answered: “My dear fellows, before ten years are up, either I will die or the Sultan will die. Or else, the donkey will die.”
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Apt!
Michel Dyakonov wrote:Also, it is much easier to understand the workings of the funding system, than the workings of Nature, and these two skills only rarely come together.
The QC story says a lot about human nature, the scientific community, and the society as a whole, so it deserves profound psycho-sociological studies, which
should begin right now, while the main actors are still alive and can be questioned.
[quote="Joy Christian"]
[quote="Michel Dyakonov"]
The [Quantum Computer] story says a lot about human nature, the scientific community, and the society as a whole ...
A somewhat similar story can be traced back to the 13th century when Nasreddin Hodja made a proposal to teach his donkey to read and obtained a 10-year grant from the local Sultan. For his first report he put breadcrumbs between the pages of a big book, and demonstrated the donkey turning the pages with his hoofs. This was a promising first step in the right direction.
Nasreddin was a wise but simple man, so when asked by friends how he hopes to accomplish his goal, he answered: “My dear fellows, before ten years are up, either I will die or the Sultan will die. Or else, the donkey will die.”
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:lol: Apt!
[quote="Michel Dyakonov"]Also, it is much easier to understand the workings of the funding system, than the workings of Nature, and these two skills only rarely come together.
The QC story says a lot about human nature, the scientific community, and the society as a whole, so it deserves profound psycho-sociological studies, which
should begin right now, while the main actors are still alive and can be questioned.[/quote]
